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BREAKING OUT OF ALI AND MAHER’S BASE

( 2025 )
Short Film Competition |
 
Egypt
 |
 Arabic |
 16 min

About the film

In a quiet rural village, chaos erupts when a donkey escapes from two wealthy landowner’s farms. As they search for it, hidden tensions unravel, revealing the absurdity of rural capitalism and class control, through a humorous yet critical lens rooted in authentic countryside life.

Director

Abanoub Youssef

Abanoub Youssef is an Egyptian screenwriter and film director. He holds a B.A. in Mass Communication from Beni Suef University and a master’s degree in screenwriting and film directing from the Higher School of Cinema and Audiovisual at Carthage University. He has written and directed six short films across three different countries, earning recognition at both local and international festivals. He is currently developing his first feature screenplay.

Producer

Botros Gamel, Youssef Zarif

Production Company

Screenplay

Abanoub Youssef

Cinematography

Beshoy Refaat, Abanoub Youssef

Editing

Mahmoud Ahmad

Sound

Jose Lobo, Ricardo Salazar

Cast

Nassar Gerges, Beshoy Hana, Elhg Mohamed Rady

Contacts

International Sales: Wind Cinéma distribution, acquisition@windcinema.com

Producer

Botros Gamel, Youssef Zarif

Production Company

Screenplay

Abanoub Youssef

Cinematography

Beshoy Refaat, Abanoub Youssef

Editing

Mahmoud Ahmad

Sound

Jose Lobo, Ricardo Salazar

Cast

Nassar Gerges, Beshoy Hana, Elhg Mohamed Rady

Contacts

International Sales: Wind Cinéma distribution, acquisition@windcinema.com

More About Film

Producer

Botros Gamel, Youssef Zarif

Screenplay

Abanoub Youssef

Cinematography

Beshoy Refaat, Abanoub Youssef

Editing

Mahmoud Ahmad

Sound

Jose Lobo, Ricardo Salazar

Cast

Nassar Gerges, Beshoy Hana, Elhg Mohamed Rady

Contact

International Sales: Wind Cinéma distribution, acquisition@windcinema.com